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Common Class of Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

September 4, 2020

UC San Diego researchers report that a class of drugs used for a broad array of conditions, from allergies and colds to hypertension and urinary incontinence, may be associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline, particularly in older adults at greater risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

Surgical Team Performs San Diego’s First HIV Donor to HIV Recipient Liver Transplant

September 3, 2020

UC San Diego Health is the first hospital in San Diego and only health care system in Southern California to transplant a liver from a donor with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) into an HIV-positive recipient. The surgery is part of a national clinical trial.

Studies: E-cigarettes Don’t Help Smokers Quit and They May Become Addicted to Vaping

September 2, 2020

Two UC San Diego School of Medicine-led analyses report that e-cigarettes are not effective in helping adults to quit smoking.

UC San Diego Joins Second Major National Clinical Trial for Novel Coronavirus

September 2, 2020

UC San Diego Health will be part of the Phase III national AstraZeneca clinical trial that will recruit up to 30,000 participants at multiple sites across the country to assess the safety and efficacy of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19.

National Science Foundation-funded CloudBank Now Operational

September 1, 2020

The San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC San Diego, the University of Washington, and UC Berkeley have entered production operations of the National Science Foundation-funded CloudBank program, which aims to simplify the use of public clouds across computer science research and education.

UC San Diego Health Offers New Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

August 27, 2020

UC San Diego Health is now offering a new minimally invasive approach to provide relief for patients suffering from chronic low back pain (CLBP). The new treatment is called “Intracept,” an outpatient procedure that targets nerves located in the vertebrae or bones of the spine.

Overlooked ‘Housekeeping’ Gene Plays Unexpected Role in Seizures

August 26, 2020

Molecules known as tRNAs are often overlooked in study of disease processes. Researchers have now found that a mutation in a tRNA gene called n-Tr20—expressed only in the brain—can disrupt the landscape of entire cells, leading to chain reactions that alter brain function and behavior.

Uncontrolled ‘cAMP’ Helps Spark Rare Liver Cancer

August 25, 2020

UC San Diego researchers engineered fluorescent tools that combine the gene editing technique CRISPR and biosensor technologies to look inside cells in a whole new way. Their findings show that a major protein that binds to the signaling molecule cAMP can form membraneless organelles in human cells.

Researchers See an Increase in Fraudulent COVID-19 Posts on Social Media

August 25, 2020

In a new study from UC San Diego School of Medicine, thousands of fake social media posts tied to COVID-19 and financial scams are found on two popular platforms.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to an Immune Cell Run Amok

August 24, 2020

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine report that the lasting nature of inflammatory bowel disease may be due to a type of long-lived immune cell that can provoke persistent, damaging inflammation in the intestinal tract.
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